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  New Community Calendar sign purchased by community businesses and Organizations Email webmaster to send your Dexter area community, club, meeting or other non-profit event. |
| Blood Pressure Clinics |
| Blood Pressure clinics every Wednesday at the Miller House, 8-10 A.M. Blood Pressure clinics every Thursday at Meals for Me in Dexter. Blood Pressure clinics once a month at each Senior Citizen Housing Development. These clinics are made possible by Dexter Public Health Association. A note from them: We realize the economy is not in good shape right now but any donation you can make at this time will be very much appreciated! Thank you for your continued support. Click here for full press release. |
| Thanksgiving pies for sale |
| Dexter Regional High School French III and IV students are selling Thanksgiving pie. Pumpkin pie (from the one-pie recipe) and traditional Tarte au sucre (sugar pie) are offered for sale. Price: $12 per pie All proceeds benefit the French III trip to Quebec City, and the 2009 Alumni trip to Paris, France. Call 924-5536, X228 to place your order today! Preordered pies will be available at Dexter Regional High School on Wednesday, November 26 from 8a.m. - 9a.m. in the high school lobby. |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 |
| Dexter Planning Board Monthly Meeting (a change of meeting night because of Thanksgiving) ITEM #1 PUBLIC HEARING- 1. Subdivision Application- Map 201, Lot 63A- Boyle Associates- Neil Postlewaite, Rep. Sebasticook Shores Subdivision, 10 Lot Subdivision 2. Land Use Ordinance- change in the definition of Automobile graveyard/junkyard 3. Shoreland Zone ordinance update- the inclusion of additional properties into the Resource Protection Zone as mandated by the State. Proposed updated map will be available. ITEM #2 Consideration of MINUTES from last meeting- Oct. 16, 2008 ITEM #3 Final Plan Review - Sebasticook Shores Subdivision, 10 Lot Subdivision, ITEM #4 RE-SUBDIVISION- FINAL PLAN REVIEW- Lakeside Subdivision- adding land to lot 1 from lot 3 |
| "Harlem Super Stars" to perform at DRHS Dexter Regional High School's Operation Graduation will be hosting the "Harlem Super Stars" on November 20th beginning at 6:00 PM at Dexter Regional High Schools gymnasium. The Super Stars will be playing against faculty members from the High School, Primary School, Middle School and Exeter and Garland schools. Advance tickets may be purchased now in the main office of Dexter Regional High School at $8.00 each or may be purchased the night of the event at $10.00 each. |
| Meals for Me Menus |
| Eastern Agency on Aging's Meals for Me program serves noontime meals to seniors 60 and older in community dining rooms or through home delivery to those who qualify. Meals for Me at the Dexter Town Hall Senior Center Tuesdays and Thursdays, serving time around 12:00pm (lunch time) at the Dexter Town Hall They ask for at least a $3 donation, more if you can. After lunch, they play cribbage and cards. For more information the Meal site is 924-7624 and ask for Jill Jones. You must call 1-800-462-9899, the day before, to make a reservation so they know how many meals to prepare. Some home delivery is available, ask when you call!! Meals for Me receives some government funding but not enough to cover the full cost of the meal. Patrons are encouraged to contribute part or all of the $6 it costs to prepare and serve each meal. Tuesday, Nov 18th – Haddock fish sticks, oven browned potato, green beans, biscuit, fresh orange |
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
| Wayside Theatre in North Dexter will present a program of Favorite Songs of the Fifties by The Wayside Singers, under the direction of Shirley Grant, with Ed Hummel as master of ceremonies, on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $10 If you would like more information or to reserve seats, please call 924-8813. |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| First Free Baptist Church will host a Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, November 26, at 7:00PM. |
| Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| Christmas Puppet Show "Star Journey" Presented by: JOY Puppeteers on November 30, 2008 at 5:00 PM at First Baptist Church Upper Main Street, Dexter ME A Love gift offering will be taken up to benefit Children's Charities and refreshments served after the show. |
| FREE CHILD CARE TRAINING OFFERED |
| Penquis Child Care Resource Development Center and the Healthy Maine Partnerships in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties have teamed up to offer Nutrition in Early Care and Education Settings. Participants will learn about safe food handling, quick, easy, and affordable meals, quantity food handling, and tips and tricks for healthy eating. In addition, participants will learn skills to assist parents in providing healthy meals on a tight budget at home and practice skills for talking to families about nutrition. (CDA 2 hours in subject area #1: Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment) Newport: Thursday, December 4th 6pm - 8pm, Nokomis Regional High School, 266 Williams Road, Newport. Trainer: Dawn Littlefield, Community Partnership Director, Sebasticook Valley, Hospital Lincoln: Thursday, December 11th 6pm - 8pm, SPRINT for Life, 7 Lake Street, Lincoln Trainer: Robin Slauenwhite, Project Director, SPRINT for Life Bangor: Thursday, December 11th 6pm - 8pm, Bangor Health and Community Services, 103 Texas Avenue, Bangor Trainer: Kristin Brooks, Health and Wellness Specialist, Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness There is no cost to attend these trainings, but space is limited. Register with Amy Ludwig at 973-3533, 1-888-917-1100 or aludwig@penquis.org to reserve your space. |
| Saturday, December 06, 2008 |
| Pine Tree Hospice is hosting the Annual Service of Remembrance & Celebration on Saturday, December 6th from 3-4 pm at the Park Street United Methodist Church in Milo. Pine Tree Hospice would like to honor area families that are living with losses and provide this unique opportunity for friends and neighbors to gather together to share memories and acknowledge the gifts many have given in service to our communities. The public is invited to attend and welcome to bring items for display or to share during the service (photos, poems, etc.). Light refreshments will be served. |
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 |
| Librarian, Liz Breault urges area bakers to show up at the library in Dexter on Saturday, December 20 armed with their favorite holiday fruitcake. Fruitcakes will be judged by three area judges beginning at 1 P.M. Immediately following the judging, the fruitcakes will be sliced and served at a holiday open house. Prizes, compliments of the Brewster Inn will be awarded for First($25), Second($15) and Third($10) places. If the recipe comes from a library cookbook, the prize money will be doubled. Click here for press release. |
| Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
| There will be a Christmas Cantata entitled, A Love to Save the World, presented at the First Free Baptist Church on December 21 at 10:45am and 6:00pm. |
| Flu Clinics |
| At Dover-Foxcroft Family Medicine, flu shots will be available on a walk-in basis at a public clinic scheduled for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. An additional clinic will be scheduled on a weekday evening to be determined.
At Dexter Internal Medicine, flu shots will be available on a walk-in basis from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays. At Dexter Family Practice, flu shots are available by appointment, starting Oct. 28 and running through January, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in the ground floor lab area of the Reddy Health Center. Flu shots will also be available every Thursday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the family practice office. At Guilford Medical Associates, flu shots will be available on a walk-in basis at a public clinic Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., and Friday, Oct. 31, from 2:30-4 p.m. A clinic is scheduled for Riverbend Homes in Guilford from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. At Milo Family Practice, flu shots will be available at a public clinic Thursday, Nov. 13, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. At Fernow Medical Associates in Dover-Foxcroft, flu shots for patients of the office will be given on a walk-in basis Thursday, Oct. 23, and Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 1-4 p.m. At Corinna Family Practice and George Kousaie Family Practice, flu shots will be available to patients by appointment during regular office hours. The flu shot in most cases will cost nothing, since health insurances, including Medicare and MaineCare, routinely provide this benefit. |
| Teen Dances at Town Hall |
| Teen dances for grades 5-8 will be the 4th Friday of every month at the Town Hall from 6-9:30 PM. Admission is $3. Refreshments are available. For more information contact the Rec. Dept. At 924-3438 |
| Rollerskating at Town Hall |
| Rollerskating began Saturday October 4th and continues through April from from 2-4 PM. If you have your own skates, feel free to bring them, including regulation Inline Skates, Roller Blades (not the sneaker type with the drop down wheels); limit sizes are available at the Roller Skating Rink. Volunteers are needed to help run the concession stand, handing out skates etc, so if you could donate some time call Andy at 924-3438 for more information. If you have some skates hanging around and would like to donate them, they could use all sizes. Call Andy at 924.3438 or Eric Munday at 692.2342. Admission is $1 and skate rentals are $1. Refreshments are available. |
| Alzheimer's Support Group |
| The Alzheimer's Support Group in Dexter meets on the second Thursday of each month upstairs at St. Annes Parish Center. Meetings are held from 1:30 to 3 PM. St. Annes Parish Center is located on Free Street in Dexter. Call Barbara at 924-5546 for more information. |
| Dexter Food Cupboard Distribution |
| 1st and 3rd Saturdays: Dexter Food Cupboard Distribution 9:00am at First Free Baptist Church, 130 Spring Street,Dexter |
| 3rd Friday of each month |
| DASH: Eastern Area on Aging at Town Council Chambers. Theresa Boettner will be on-site from 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m to administer the Disabled and Aging Services Helpline (DASH). |
| 2008 - 2009 |
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Click for SAD46 School Calendar |
| Mayo Diabetes Support Group |
| The Diabetes Support Group at Mayo Regional Hospital has changed its meeting date to the 3rd Monday of each month, from 1-2 p.m. in the library in the hospital's Resource Center, starting Oct. 15. |
| Womancare Outreach Hours |
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Dexter- Every Friday 8:30-12 at the Morrison building beside the water district office. Milo- Every Tuesday 9-12 at the Police station Greenville- 12-4pm 2nd and last Wednesdays of the month at CA Dean Hospital. |
| TOPS Meetings |
| TOPS meetings 9 am on Wed. mornings at the First Free Baptist Church on Spring Street. The yearly dues is $24 and the weekly dues is $1.00 each week. Anyone interested may call Dawn Laurent 924-5997 or Laura Laurent 924-5906. |
| TOPS Meetings |
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TOPS Meeting Every Wednesday Evening at Dexter Fire Station Weigh in 5:30 - 6:10 Meeting 6:10- 7:00 |
| Dexter Cub Scout Pack #75 |
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Dexter Cub Scout Pack #75 meets on Monday nights at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Dexter Grange Hall on Church Street in Dexter.
Meetings follow the school calendar for holiday's and snow days. In the summers they meet at the Dexter Boy Scout Lot, weather permitting. This year's Cub Master is Missy Smith. Call 924-5382 for more information. |
| Last Wednesday of the Month |
| The North Country Riding Club monthly meetings are held on the last Wednesday of every month at the Dexter Town Hall in Dexter. Time is 6:30 pm for "Horsin' Around Chat & Snack", meeting time is 7 pm. Meetings are open anyone that has a love for horses and can be any age. You do not have to have a horse to join. |
| Dexter Regional Development Corporation |
| The Dexter Regional Development Corporation regular monthly meeting day is the 1st Tuesday of the month. For more information contact DRDC President Judy Wilbur Craig at 207.924.3064 |
| Dexter Grange #155 |
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Dexter Grange #155 Meets 7 PM, 2nd Wednesday of each month. At: Hall, 2 Church St (by Dexter Police Station) (6 PM supper for members and guests, donations of food and money accepted) Master & Lecturer: Allan & Elaine Thomas 924-6885 Steward: Dana Wilbur 924-6681 |
| Shirley B. Carter Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 4298 |
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The Shirley B. Carter Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 4298, Dexter, hold monthly meetings every second Thursday of the month with doors closing at 7pm. All current members are welcome to attend and anyone interested in becoming a member may email to ladiesaux4298@yahoo.com |
| Dexter Historical Society & Gift Shop & Museum |
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The Dexter Historical Society Gift Shop is open Monday - Saturday 10-4. Items on display will change from time to time. Anyone who has pertinent items that they would be willing to loan for future exhibits can contact the curator at 924-5721. Grist Mill Museum is closed for the season. A visit to the Grist Mill Campus includes the Millers House and the Carr Schoolhouse. |
| Wassookeag Snowmobile Club |
| The Wassookeag Snowmobile Club monthly meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the club house on the Number 10 Road in Dexter. Time is 7 pm and is open to the public. |
| 2nd Thursdays, Dexter Town Council |
| The Dexter Town Council meets every 2nd Thursday of the month, 7 pm at the Dexter Town Council Chambers on Main Street in Dexter. Dexter citizens are encouraged to attend and be involved in your community. |
| Friday, Abbott Memorial Library Story time |
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Abbott Memorial Library holds Story Hour on Friday at 11 A.M. This program is for youngsters up to age 6, accompanied by a parent or other adult. This program is free to the public and includes stories, songs and crafts. Upcoming subjects include birds, flowers, Easter and other stories of Spring. Come join us for an enjoyable time. For further information, contact the library at 924-7292. |
| Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Dexter |
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"A.A." 24 HOUR HOTLINE: 1-800-737-6237 Tuesdays, Dexter - 8 p.m. Dexter Tuesday Night Group meets at St. Anns Church (Parish Hall), Free St - D |
| NonProfit Weight Loss Support Group |
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TOPS #ME 80 of Dexter is a nonprofit weight loss support group and meets each Wednesday at the Dexter Fire Station Annex. Weigh-in is held from 5:30 to 6:10 PM. For further information contact Stephanie Bridges at 924-3343 or Mary Tuttle at 924-3881 |